GRE Word List
JUXTAPOSE
to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect)
The meaning of the word juxtapose is to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect).
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| contortions | to twist in a violent manner |
| fret | to eat or gnaw into : corrode |
| reprisal | a retaliatory act |
| rebuttal | the act of rebutting especially in a legal suit |
| conscientious | meticulous |
| prevalent | generally or widely accepted, practiced, or favored : widespread |
| prophetic | of, relating to, or characteristic of a prophet or prophecy |
| denigrate | to attack the reputation of : defame |
| obnoxious | odiously or disgustingly objectionable : highly offensive |
| swell | to expand (as in size, volume, or numbers) gradually beyond a normal or original limit |